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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID

Chemical ID
ASCORBICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=518 (ivn mus) Jim Duke's personal files.
PTD=1-5 g
RDA=30-95 mg/day
RDA=60-100 mg/man/day

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
AntiCrohn's 50-100 mg/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1,000 mg 3x/day *
Antidecubitic 500 mg/man/2x/day Martindale's 28th
Antidementia *
Antidepressant 2,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antidote (Aluminum) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) Martindale's 28th
Antieczemic 3.5-5 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 g/man/day Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiendometriotic 2,000 mg/day *
Antifatigue 500-1,000 mg *
Antifibrotic 1,000-2,000 mg *
Antigallstone 1,000-3,000 mg/day *
Antigastritic *
Antigingivitic *
Antiglaucomic 2 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Marrubium vulgare Flower *
Matricaria recutita Plant Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Mauritia flexuosa Fruit 0.0 -0.3 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
Medicago sativa Plant 276.0 1470.0 -0.2 *
Medicago sativa Leaf *
Melicoccus bijugatas Fruit 8.0 230.0 -0.3 *
Mentha spicata Leaf 135.0 9200.0 0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Mentha x piperita Leaf 30.0 201.0 -0.4 *
Menyanthes trifoliata Leaf 2047.0 -0.3 *
Mimosa pudica Leaf 180.0 2570.0 -0.2 *
Mimulus glabratus Shoot 220.0 2200.0 -0.3 *
Momordica charantia Fruit 570.0 36447.0 2.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Momordica charantia Leaf 1700.0 12412.0 0.7 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Morinda citrifolia Leaf 520.0 2320.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Moringa oleifera Fruit 1200.0 -0.2 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Moringa oleifera Leaf 2200.0 8800.0 0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Moringa oleifera Shoot 517.0 2425.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Morus alba Leaf 2000.0 3000.0 -0.2 *
Morus alba Fruit 50.0 1040.0 -0.2 *
Muntingia calabura Fruit 805.0 3795.0 0.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses